Linda Cristal, the fiery and humble Argentine-born actress who became a star and pioneer for minority and women performers after fleeing to the U.S. as a child, has died. She was 89. Cristal’s son, ...

Linda Cristal, the Golden Globe-winning actress who portrayed Victoria Cannon, the wife of Leif Erickson's character, on the 1967-71 NBC Western 'The High Chaparral,' has died. She was 89. By Mike ...

Leif Erickson and Linda Cristal in "The High Chapparel," circa 1970. Cristal poses in 1965. Getty Images Linda Cristal, the Argentine-born actress who played Victoria Cannon, wife of Leif Erickson’s ...

Cameron Mitchell, Linda Cristal, Henry Darrow, Leif Erickson, 'The High Chaparral' Shutterstock Linda Cristal, the Argentine-born actress who played Victoria Cannon, wife of Leif Erickson’s stoic, ...

To win the role of the fiery Victoria Cannon, she said, she threw away the script and “made up stories showing love, hate, passion, envy, jealousy, etc.” By William Grimes Linda Cristal, an ...